Georgia Taylor

Georgia Taylor, age 74, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Harmony West Des Moines with her family by her side.  Her wish was to be cremated, and the family will have a public Celebration of Life at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 1, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church (700 Washington St., Volga, IA  52077). Lunch will follow at the church, and burial will take place in the afternoon at the Volga Cemetery.

Georgia was born September 13, 1949, to Jack and Lorain Ellen (Luechtenmacher) Zuercher.  She grew up in Mt. Vernon and Crawfordsville, Iowa, and from a young age, had an outgoing and driven personality.  She married Jackie Eugene Taylor on February 14, 1995. 

She loved to play basketball, ride motorcycles and earned her brown belt in Karate. She served as a first responder in Volga, Iowa. She went to college and earned a bachelor's degree in teaching and art from Upper Iowa University in 1994. She was proud to be a teacher in the Des Moines School District at Edmonds and then King Elementary for 17 years retiring in 2016.  She loved it and never stopped wanting to teach.

She was a hard worker, and it showed as she was a journeyman for 22 years. She loved to cook, garden, read, and create art. Family meant the most to her. She loved spending time with her 3 daughters and their children. She maintained a very close relationship with her siblings, Forrest, Randy, and Jackie. 

In death, she rejoins her parents, her husband, Jack Taylor, and many other loved ones.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters; Lynnette Louise Birlew-Bailey, Karma Lee Birlew (Shane Drapeaux), Andrea Lane Birlew, and nine grandchildren; Jerry, Kapriecia, Andrew, Hunter, Caty, Jonathan, Kamryn, Zane, Michael and five great-grandchildren; Alexander, Abigail, Lillath, Lakelyn and Sophia.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family at Ouellette Funeral and Cremation Care (2011 SE 6th St., Des Moines, IA  50315).

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